Magnetism

Front

Iron, Nickel and Cobalt are all __________ materials.

Back

magnetic

Front

What is our best evidence that Earth has a magnetic field?

Back

A compass needle lines up with it.

Front

A magnet will pick up a nail, but not a penny because the nail __________.

Back

contains iron.

Front

When you put ring magnets on a pencil, the magnets stay apart from each other because __________.

Back

same poles of the magnets are facing each other.

Front

Magnets can attract or __________ other magnets.

Back

repel.

Front

What is a magnet?

Back

An object that produces a magnetic field and can attract or repel certain materials.

Front

What are the two types of magnetic poles?

Back

North pole and South pole.

Front

What happens when you bring two north poles of magnets together?

Back

They repel each other.

Front

What happens when you bring a north pole and a south pole of magnets together?

Back

They attract each other.

Front

What is the term for materials that are attracted to magnets?

Back

Ferromagnetic materials.